2021
Undergraduate Fellows
* alumni of SIFT & TERA programs
Lawton Blanchard (Lennette Fellow)
Washington University in St. Louis, Environmental Biology ‘22
Plant host-pathogen coevolution
Mentor: Rachel Penczykowski
Abi Gorline
St. Louis Community College
Tick and wildlife ecology
Mentors: Solny Adalsteinsson, Sacha Heath, and Anahi Aviles Gamboa
Evan Lundstrom
Washington University in St. Louis, Chemical Engineering and Environmental Biology ‘21
Science communication
Mentor: Suzanne Loui
article
Avery McCammon
Washington University in St. Louis, Environmental Analysis and Economics ‘24
Plant host-pathogen coevolution
Mentor: Rachel Penczykowski
Rachel Novick
Washington University in St. Louis, Biology and Spanish ‘21
Education
Mentor: Susan Flowers
Ben Orlinick (Sexton Fellow)
Washington University in St. Louis, Biology ‘23
Mosquito disease vector ecology
Mentors: Katie Westby, Kim Medley, and Lexie Beckermann*
Tullaia Powell*
Iowa State University, Graphic Design ‘25
Education
Mentor: Susan Flowers
Elora Robeck*
Cornell University, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Entomology ‘24
Tick and wildlife ecology
Mentors: Solny Adalsteinsson, Sacha Heath, and Anahi Aviles Gamboa
Raf Rodriguez
Washington University in St. Louis, Environmental Analysis and Marketing ‘23
Science communication
Mentor: Suzanne Loui
Delilah Sayer*
Southeast Missouri State University, Environmental Science: Policy and Communication ‘22
Mosquito disease vector ecology
Mentors: Katie Westby, Kim Medley, and Lexie Beckermann*
Jenise Sheppard
Washington University in St. Louis, Environmental Analysis and Drama ‘22
Science communication
Mentor: Suzanne Loui
Will Slatin
Washington University in St. Louis, Environmental Analysis and Economics ‘23
Wildlife monitoring
Mentor: Beth Biro
poster
Christopher Tomera
Washington University in St. Louis, Biology ‘21
Tick and wildlife ecology
Mentors: Solny Adalsteinsson, Sacha Heath, and Anahi Aviles Gamboa
Riley Weber
University of Oregon, Marine Biology and Chemistry ‘24
Mosquito disease vector ecology
Mentors: Katie Westby, Kim Medley, and Lexie Beckermann*
Angela Yokley
Washington University in St. Louis, Environmental Analysis ‘24
Wildlife monitoring
Mentor: Beth Biro
poster
2021
high school Apprentices
terA cohort 12
Althea Bartz
Lindbergh High School ‘23
Wildlife monitoring
Mentor: Beth Biro
poster
Maura Collins (Sexton Fellow)
Parkway West High School ‘22
Mosquito disease vector ecology
Mentors: Katie Westby, Kim Medley, and Lexie Beckermann*
poster
Jacob Cummings
Maplewood-Richmond Heights High School ‘22
Plant host-pathogen coevolution
Mentor: Rachel Penczykowski
poster
Nathaniel Doty
John Burroughs School ‘21
Mosquito disease vector ecology
Mentors: Katie Westby, Kim Medley, and Lexie Beckermann*
Fyle
Rockwood Summit High School ‘22
Plant host-pathogen coevolution
Mentor: Rachel Penczykowski
poster
Eleanor Hohenberg
John Burroughs School ‘21
Tick and wildlife ecology
Mentors: Solny Adalsteinsson, Sacha Heath, and Anahi Aviles Gamboa
Kylee Kest
Clayton High School ‘22
Wildlife monitoring
Mentor: Beth Biro
poster
Ananta Sharma
Parkway North High School ‘23
Tick and wildlife ecology
Mentors: Solny Adalsteinsson, Sacha Heath, and Anahi Aviles Gamboa